Director, Enterprise Architecture Strategy, Core Platform

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Director Enterprise Architecture Strategy Core Platform

The Director Enterprise Architecture Strategy is the architecture strategist supporting the Assistant Vice President Enterprise Architecture Core Platforms.

The Director drives the architecture integration strategy across cloud on premise network application platforms and foundational technology services. The role translates enterprise and business priorities into actionable architecture direction roadmaps investment priorities standards and modernization outcomes.

Working closely with the AVP other Enterprise Architects technology executives engineering leaders and domain and solution architects the Director ensures that architecture priorities are aligned with business operational security regulatory and cost outcomes.

What will you do

Working in collaboration with the other Enterprise Architects define future-state architectures transition roadmaps principles standards reference architectures and decision boundaries.

Provide strategic analysis recommendations visibility and executive reporting into architecture decisions investments dependencies risks and outcomes.

Maintain an integrated view of architecture priorities decisions dependencies and outcomes.

Translate business priorities executive direction regulatory obligations operational risks and technology constraints into actionable architecture priorities.

Integrate cloud infrastructure network security identity platform API and application architecture into a coherent enterprise direction.

Facilitate joint architecture planning and decision-making where initiatives cross business portfolio or technology boundaries.

Promote the reuse of enterprise capabilities platforms standards patterns and architecture decisions.

Escalate unresolved cross-domain decisions to the appropriate architecture or executive authority.

Lead architecture governance and ensure architecture decisions are documented traceable implementable and aligned with security resilience operational financial and compliance requirements.

Partner with engineering and operational leaders to validate that architecture direction is practical financially responsible and sustainable in production.

Define and communicate measurable outcomes for technology health risk reduction resilience cost efficiency simplification and platform adoption.

What youll need to succeed

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems Business Technology Management or a related discipline. A masters degree is preferred.

Enterprise architecture credentials such as TOGAF IASA CITA or an equivalent architecture certification are preferred.

10 or more years of progressive architecture experience including enterprise portfolio or cross-domain responsibility.

Demonstrated experience developing enterprise technology strategies future-state architectures integrated roadmaps standards and transition plans.

Broad knowledge of cloud platforms networks operating systems middleware identity security virtualization application hosting APIs integration automation and platform engineering.

Experience with cloud migration infrastructure transformation vulnerability remediation technology currency lifecycle management and technical debt reduction.

Experience integrating architecture strategies and resolving dependencies across multiple business and technology domains.

Proven ability to influence senior business and technology leaders through clear analysis options trade-offs and recommendations.

Ability to translate business and enterprise priorities into actionable architecture direction.

Ability to synthesize complex and fragmented information into a coherent enterprise position.

Excellent executive communication facilitation negotiation and influence.

Strong financial and analytical acumen including investment cost risk and value trade-offs.

Ability to lead through influence establish decision clarity and resolve conflicts.

Sound judgment regarding when to standardize consolidate modernize remediate replace retire or accept risk.

Whats in it for you

A competitive salary and bonus program based on market scale

A flexible group insurance program starting on your first day of work to meet your needs and those of your family.

Time off that allows you to focus on the moments that matter most. 20 vacation days per year.

Our Share Ownership Program gives you the opportunity to invest in Sun Life while benefiting from employer matching contributions.

We are proud to be included in Great Place to Works 2026 list of Canadas Best Workplaces.

Working together sharing common values and encouraging growth & achievement.

As this position is posted in several locations we specify that bilingualism (French English both oral and written) is required for Quebec only as the position includes managing both French and English-speaking staff (Quebec and outside Quebec) and providing daily support to the team.

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other addition to Base Pay eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

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We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing screening interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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